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Data.Census.Gov Release Notes: August 12, 2021 data.census.gov Release Notes September 23, 2021 data.census.gov Release Notes Table of Contents data.census.gov Release Notes ..................................................................................................... 1 Purpose........................................................................................................................................... 3 Latest Updates ............................................................................................................................... 3 Features ........................................................................................................................................ 11 Single Search Bar ................................................................................................. 11 Advanced Search ..................................................................................................11 Geography Filters ................................................................................................. 12 Navigation ............................................................................................................12 Tables ....................................................................................................................13 Download, Export, Copy/Paste, and Print ............................................................ 14 Save Your Search and Results ..............................................................................14 Mapping ................................................................................................................15 Geography Profiles ...............................................................................................16 Other Features .......................................................................................................16 Known Limitations and Defects ................................................................................................ 16 Microdata Access ........................................................................................................................ 18 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) ........................................................................................ 20 Appendix 1: List of Available Summary Levels ...................................................................... 23 Appendix 2: List of Available Geography Collections ............................................................ 33 2 data.census.gov Release Notes Purpose The purpose of this document is to summarize functionality included in the release of the Census Bureau’s developing data dissemination platform at data.census.gov. Latest Updates In mid-September, we released the following updates to the site: • Formal recognition of table IDs in the single search bar. You will now get a visual indication that table IDs are recognized as search criteria when you search for them in the single search bar. • Links for upcoming 2020 American Community Survey 1-Year Experimental Estimates when you search “American Community Survey” or “ACS” in the single search bar. 3 data.census.gov Release Notes • Technical improvements that allow us to provide more frequent banner updates at the top of your screen when we need to alert you to critical notifications. • 31 defect resolutions, including fixes that allow you to: o Search in geography filter panels to find geographic components such as urban/rural o Run searches in the single search bar that include both the table ID and full table title o See featured statistics for total population on the “All” results page o View table title and source information at the top of your screen in the “Customize Table” view in situations when it was previously missing In early September, we released the following updates to the site: • 40 new check boxes that allow you to select collections of geographies in a single click, such as “All Census tracts in the United States” or “All American Indian Areas/Alaska Native Areas/Hawaiian Home Lands in a State.” To access many of these new check boxes, you will need to click the “Within Other Geographies” drop-down menu at the top of the appropriate geography panel. As an example, the screenshot below shows the steps to select all American Indian Areas within Arizona. It shows how after selecting your primary geography (American Indian Area/Alaska Native Area/Hawaiian Home Land), you would click the “Within Other Geographies” drop-down menu and choose “State” to proceed with the correct pathway. The table below shows the list the 40 specific collections of geographies that are new with this release. To see a complete list of all available options to select collections of geographies (including the options that existed before September), please see Appendix 2. Please note: We are still working through some inconsistencies with these new check boxes, especially for options involving vintage-based geographies, to make sure that they return the correct set of tables with data as you use them. We will post updates here as fixes are released. 4 data.census.gov Release Notes Summary Level New Collections of Geographies Added on September 2021 030 All Divisions within the U.S. 050 All Counties fully/partially within a Congressional District 060 All County Subdivisions within a Metropolitan/Micropolitan Statistical Area All County Subdivisions within a Metropolitan Division All County Subdivisions within a Combined Statistical Area All County Subdivisions within a Combined New England City and Town Area All County Subdivisions within a New England City and Town Area All County Subdivisions within a New England City and Town Area Division All County Subdivisions fully/partially within a Congressional District All County Subdivisions fully/partially within a State Legislative District (Upper Chamber) All County Subdivisions fully/partially within a State Legislative District (Lower Chamber) 100 All Blocks within a Census Tract All Blocks within a Place All Blocks within an American Indian Area/Alaska Native Area/Hawaiian Home Land 140 All Census Tracts within the U.S. All Census Tracts within a Metropolitan/Micropolitan Statistical Area All Census Tracts within a Metropolitan Division All Census Tracts within a Combined Statistical Area All Census Tracts fully/partially within a Congressional District 150 All Block Groups within a Metropolitan/Micropolitan Statistical Area All Block Groups within a Metropolitan Division All Block Groups within a Combined Statistical Area All Block Groups fully/partially within a Congressional District 160 All Places fully/partially within a Metropolitan/Micropolitan Statistical Area All Places fully/partially within a Metropolitan Division All Places fully/partially within a Combined Statistical Area All Places fully/partially within a State Legislative District (Upper Chamber) All Places fully/partially within a State Legislative District (Lower Chamber) 250 All American Indian Areas/Alaska Native Areas/Hawaiian Home Lands fully/partially within a State 310 All Metropolitan/Micropolitan Statistical Areas fully/partially within a State All Metropolitan/Micropolitan Statistical Areas within a Combined Statistical Area 314 All Metropolitan Divisions within the U.S. 500 All Congressional Districts within American Indian Area/Alaska Native Area/Hawaiian Home Land All Congressional Districts fully/partially within a Metropolitan/Micropolitan Statistical Area All Congressional Districts fully/partially within a Metropolitan Division All Congressional Districts fully/partially within a Combined Statistical Area 860 All ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) fully/partially within a County All ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) fully/partially within a Place All ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) fully/partially within a Metropolitan/ Micropolitan Statistical Area All ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) fully/partially within a Metropolitan Division 5 data.census.gov Release Notes • 12 defect resolutions, including fixes that allow you to: o View correct data for land area and water area in the Geography Profiles o Experience a more responsive process to download data tables In mid-August, we released the following updates to the site: • New banner to clarify that the first 2020 Census data release on data.census.gov will be available by the end of September. Some data are now available through the FTP1 site. • New option allows you to view the primary base map in color, and see additional features for parks, hospitals, colleges, airports, and military installations. To check out this new feature in the Selection Map, click the “Basemap” button at the top of the map and choose “Street Map.” • Expanded Geography Profiles. You will now see about twice as much content in the Geography Profiles, along with categories/subcategories that match the layout in the Topics filter to provide a consistent experience across the site. Behind the scenes, we also integrated the data source of these profiles to align with other search results, which will support faster updates as new data are released. The screenshot below shows additional data highlights featured at the top of each Geography Profile. You will also see 23 new sections so you can explore more data in one view. 1 https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/data/01-Redistricting_File--PL_94-171/ 6 data.census.gov Release Notes • Improved placement of controls in Geography Profiles. Click the new “View Options” drop-down menu to see all the available action items for a visualization.
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